Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site, Texas
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site, Texas

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Published: 1997

Total Pages: 182

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This document describes and analyzes alternatives for the management and use of Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site, in order to assess the impacts of implementing each alternative, and to provide the public with an opportunity to comment.

Congressional Record
Congressional Record

Author: United States. Congress

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Published: 2008

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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Two Armies on the Rio Grande
Two Armies on the Rio Grande

Author: Douglas A. Murphy

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2014-11-07

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1623491894

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Winner, Clotilde P. Garcia Tejano Book Prize The opening campaign of the US-Mexican War transformed the map of each nation and shaped the course of conflict. Armed with a broad range of Mexican military documents and previously unknown US sources, Douglas Murphy provides the first balanced view of early battles such as Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. He reassesses previously covered territory and also poses new questions. Why did Mexico establish its defenses south of the Rio Grande while claiming territory north of the river? What was Mexico’s strategy in the campaign against the United States? What factors most affected Mexico’s defeat? In confronting these questions, Murphy shows that the campaign was a complex chess match with undercurrents of political intrigue, economic motivations, and personal animosities as much as military action. Two Armies on the Rio Grande will transform our understanding of the US-Mexican War.